Taiwan Beef Noodle House
The first time I tried Taiwan beef noodle was in Taiwan. I liked it so much that when I got back to Vancouver, I went looking for a Taiwan noodle house here. As luck would have it, I found one of the best in the city. The place is called Taiwan Beef Noodle House. I admit that’s not the most original name but at least you can’t mistake it for anything but a Taiwan beef noodle house.
Ever since discovering the Taiwan Beef Noodle House, we try to eat there once a week. It’s not fine dining by any means. The service level is pretty low but that seems to be the norm with cheap Asian restaurants in Vancouver. Luckily, the food is very tasty and the price is very low.
The restaurant is located in Vancouver at 8390 Granville Street. It is about 15 minute drive from my house in Richmond. It’s too bad they don’t have one in Richmond. I can see it dividing the weekly Dot Com Pho fest. Taiwan Beef Noodle House is a small but extremely busy restaurant. I recommend weekday or late night dining only.
Kelp Seaweed
You cannot order a bowl of Taiwan beef noodle and not order the seaweed. If you never tried seaweed before, it taste like, well, seaweed. I love the seaweed at the Taiwan Beef Noodle House. You can eat it by itself or with noodle. The seaweed makes a good cooling agent since the broth used for the beef noodle is pretty spicy.
Chili Cucumbers
This is a very refreshing dish. It’s sweet but there’s a nice kick if you bite into a chili. Like the seaweed, the chili cucumbers can be eaten by itself or with the noodles.
Taiwan Pancake
This is a very exotic dish. It looks and tastes nothing like a North American pancake. The pancake wraps around some beef, onion and Hoisin sauce. It’s a good dish to share.
Taiwan Beef Noodle
This is the main reason we come to Taiwan Beef Noodle House. The restaurant offers two types of broth with their noodle - one spicy and one not so spicy. I’m sure you’ll be able to figure out from the above photo that I ordered the spicy broth.
Lunch at Taiwan Beef Noodle House is very reasonable. All the above came to just $20 including tips. The next time you have a beef noodle craving, check out the Taiwan Beef Noodle House. It doesn’t matter what time you have the craving either because they’re open 24 hours a day.
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The first thing I noticed from you trying all of these ethnic foods was that you travel a lot. You go to a specific type of meal and most times you have been to that country. I’m jealous!
Reply to this commentsame here
Reply to this commentYeah, it’s great to have the freedom to travel around the world
Reply to this commentThe first one looks awful
Reply to this commentThat seaweed really doesn’t look eatable
Reply to this commentits nasty
Reply to this commenthaha…kind of like my first encounter with sushi…but i got over it. Now I can’t get enough!!
Reply to this commentDon’t knock it until you try it. Seaweed is pretty damn good.
Reply to this commentI was just thinking, “seaweed? yuuuuck” However, when I was in Grenada they gave me this seaweed milkshake…and MAN it was good. So…who knows.
Reply to this commentI love seewead. It is so damn nice! I know thats not the traditional English view but I’m willing to go against the flow on this one
Reply to this commentI agree, but that pancake thing looks pretty delicious
Reply to this commentYummy!
Reply to this commentSeaweed is delicious.
DUDE! Call me next time you’re gonna go…
Reply to this commentthe beef noodle looks the best
Reply to this commentThe Taiwan Pancake looks quite yummy
Reply to this commentYeah and the description sounded good. Anything with beef, I’m going to like!
Reply to this commentYeah the beef noodle does look the best, though I’d have to go with the non-spicy base. Grew up on meat and potatoes and am just not that big a fan of spicy stuff.
Reply to this commentThat pancake looks darn good too!
Reply to this commentFrom the pictures, I would choose the pancake and maybe the low spice beef noodle.
Reply to this commentI’m probably right there with you!
Reply to this commentYup, my stomach can’t handle spicy food anymore
Reply to this commentYe, the seaweed isn’t something that looks too munchable, but then again, it’s probably delicious, like Ed Lau said.
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ok now I am really hungry 
. These pics are great.
Reply to this commentThat Taiwan beef Noodle looks really hearty! It reminds me of a Filipino Dish that I also like very much called Bulalo (I’m not sure if I’m spelling it right)…
I’d love to dine sometime if I’m ever in Vancouver, are you game?
Reply to this commentAlways game to dine with readers.
Reply to this commentThat’s pretty cool of you John. I’ll keep that in mind if I ever find myself on the opposite coast. I’ll bet you know where to find some killer steak
Reply to this commentNo offense meant, but if we were going by looks, the Kraft Dinner I just ate would win in this situation.
Reply to this commentI’d rather eat seaweed than Kraft Dinner. I can’t stand that stuff!
Reply to this commentI agree for all but the beef noodle soup. Just can’t go wrong with beef
Reply to this commentI’m sure they taste really good … but that picture of the seaweed and the beef noodles dont look very appetizing…
Reply to this commentyou lost me when I had to order the seaweed.
Reply to this commentI thought the health inspector shut that place down?
Reply to this commentThey corrected whatever they inspector wanted them to correct.
Reply to this commentOh man, I don’t think I would trust the place now…even if they “fixed” it!
Reply to this commentHoly cow! Health inspectors actually shut things down in Vancouver? Not so here in Halifax… They just tell them to fix stuff, even stuff that would get you shut down in other cities.
Reply to this commentI used to like eating there until I got really horrible food poisoning from a bad pork dumpling… Ugh, even thinking of it makes my stomach turn.
Reply to this commentYou get sick everywhere.
Reply to this commentEverywhere that serves rotten food, yes
Reply to this commentYeah nothing turns you off of a place like food poisoning. My wife had a bad sandwich at a place around here and we just can’t go back because she remembers it quite clearly.
Reply to this commentFirst, as a Taiwan citizen, I would like to thank John Chow for picking Taiwan Beef Noodle as this post topic. It really promotes fantastic Taiwan cuisine. Beef Noodle happens to be one of my favorite.
Secondly, for those who said seaweed is not eatable, you do not know what you miss in your life. I repeat, you do not know what you miss. Just try, you will like it!
Third, man, your post makes me damn hungry……
Reply to this commentFinally, I found another Taiwanese here… nice to meet you~
Reply to this commentIs the Taiwan pancake similar to what most Chinese restaurants call a scallion pancake?
Reply to this commentThey are different. Scallion pancake only the plain pancake with scallion(or you can called green onion).
Reply to this commentHmmm HMmmm…. goood stuff man!!!
Reply to this commentLove the pancake. Not so keen on the seaweed.
Reply to this commentKelp definitely tastes better than it looks. I hear they’re quite healthy, too; helps rid the body of harmful toxins.
Reply to this commentmm beef noodles.
Reply to this commentmmm seaweed.
Reply to this commentfood is food; i wouldn’t really care what it is unless i have choices. i am a vegetarian though, so of course i would go for those green cucumbers rather than beef noodles.
Reply to this commentDo you ever eat at home, or do you just eat out all the time?
Reply to this commentNice Nice I will have to go there one day and give it a try. You ever make the trip to Vancouver east side restaurants? we have some lovely Asian ones that I go to in the east end.
Reply to this commentI really can’t believe you got all that food for only $20 including tip. That’s insane!
Reply to this commentOMG, all of that food is making me so hungry.
Reply to this commentSeems like you don’t need to travel outside of Vancouver to find good food. Sounds a lot like the SF Bay Area.
Reply to this commentvery special…
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Reply to this commentI want to eat it very much!
long long ago…
I’m taiwanese and this is by far my favorite taiwanese dish! I’ve grown up eating so many different versions of it from my aunts and grandma. . . . John, if you’re ever down in SoCal, you’ve got to try the spiciest Beef Noodle Soup at Dai Ho in Rosemead ( a small city 15 min east of downtown LA) . . . let me know and I’ll come join you! . . . . i dare anyone to go there and eat their beef noodle soup without a towel!
Reply to this commentI can’t remember the last time I ate a meal that looked as nice as that….
Reply to this commentAnd $20 for a lip-smacking meal big enough to feed 3 to 4 people…not bad at all.
Reply to this commentI like some exotic food but sometimes if food looks creepy i just cant.
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Reply to this commentThe pancake just looks plain yummy. I wish there was a way for us to taste it through the monitor.
Reply to this commentThe chili cucumbers look a lot like bitter melon slices though, don’t they?
Reply to this commentThat Beff Noodle stew looks ridiculously delicious.
Reply to this commentI have to be honest.. It doesn’t look very good.
Reply to this commentYou know, In the past I have been very ignorant about food…I like seeing the pictures you take of things you eat- it shows me food that I have never heard of-and encourages me to try new places. I see from your pictures many foods that I know I am going to love,even without tasting it yet. Those cucumbers looks so pretty, the soup so rich.
Reply to this commenthmm due to this, i’m going for my 2nd lunch of the day now!
Reply to this commentYour a braver man than i will ever be, i will stick to ham sandwiches:)
Reply to this commentYou made me so hungry! Yum.
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